by Andrea Mason | Aug 27, 2025 | 21st celebrations
Celebrating Our Collective Achievements across Queensland! 🌱💧 QWaLC Member Groups – Making a Real Difference in Queensland! 🌏🌿 Since its establishment 21 years ago, Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWaLC) has been the backbone of grassroots environmental action...
by Andrea Mason | Aug 23, 2025 | 21st celebrations
We’re excited to look back at the evolution of our logo and the journey it represents! Since the very first design in 2004, our logos have grown and changed alongside Queensland Water and Land Carers. The early years focused on representing all NRM groups,...
by Andrea Mason | Aug 23, 2025 | 21st celebrations
Our newest member to QWaLC is the Queensland Wattle Association Inc. (QWA) who are dedicated to the celebration of wattle in Queensland. Wattle is more than just a tree with blossom – Wattle blooms across all Queensland regions and is strongly linked to Queensland’s...
by Andrea Mason | Aug 23, 2025 | 21st celebrations
Celebrating the Towerhill Torrens Creek Catchment Landcare Group: An Inaugural Member of QWaLC! In August 1995, a group of about 19 dedicated landholders from the Prairie and Torrens Creek area first met with Joe Rolfe and Trevor Mitchell at “Ashton” to...
by Andrea Mason | Aug 23, 2025 | 21st celebrations
The origins of QWaLC began with a significant turning point in Queensland’s history of natural resource management. In August 2003, the Landcare & Catchment Management Council (LCMC) was closed after it became clear that fulfilling two conflicting roles—as both an...
by Andrea Mason | Aug 23, 2025 | 21st celebrations
Did you know Queensland’s Landcare movement has deep roots stretching back to the 1960s? 🌱 It began with local soil conservation discussion groups on the Darling Downs, focusing on ways to combat erosion. By the 1970s, Soil Conservation Advisory Group Committees...
